BRENTWOOD, TN – January 28, 2015 Approximately 50% Of Women Report Taking At Least One Medication During Pregnancy As January’s National Birth Defects Prevention Month comes to a close, the United States’ Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (HRSA) opens the door for expanded access to pregnancy health education resources by funding the world’s leading organization of experts in the field of teratology (the study of exposures that cause birth defects) …
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MotherToBaby Expert Provides the Latest Facts About the Flu Vaccine During Pregnancy In New Medscape Article
BRENTWOOD, TN - Sonja Rasmussen, MD, MS, current member of the Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), the professional society which provides the MotherToBaby service, published a new commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighting the risks pregnant women face if not vaccinated against the flu. She recently sat down with the CDC for a Medscape Q & A article to address common questions about the flu, as well as the vaccine to prevent it, during pregnancy. …
New FDA Ruling Means More Medication Risk Information For Pregnant Women; MotherToBaby To Offer Additional Support
Brentwood, TN – In a move that was several decades in the making, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a final rule that requires prescription drugs and biological products include more detailed labeling about their risks during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS), the professional society that provides the MotherToBaby service and conducts observational research about exposures during pregnancy and breastfeeding, will …
WATCH: New Documentary Examines The Risks Of Choosing Not To Vaccinate
PBS - As many parents struggle with decisions about whether or not they should vaccinate their children, diseases that were once nearly eradicated in many parts of the world are making a comeback. Why is whooping cough now an epidemic? Measles and mumps are back with a fury as well. NOVA's "Vaccines- Calling the Shots" gives a historical background about vaccines and the threats the once nearly-extinct diseases are posing in today's society. Watch the documentary here: Many pregnant mothers …
FASD In The Spotlight: MotherToBaby Experts Featured On CTV
TORONTO, CANADA – Ahead of the Fetal Alcohol Canadian Expertise (FACE) Research Network’s 15th anniversary, as well as the international MotherToBaby/Organization of Teratology Information Specialists (OTIS) joint conference with the European Network of Teratology Services (ENTIS), MotherToBaby experts landed a primetime opportunity on CTV, Canada’s largest privately-owned television network, to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). In the following video, reporter Pauline …
